For immediate shelter: call 311 to find a place to sleep tonight.
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Access Living
Located in Chicago, Access Living helps people with disabilities live independently.
Phone: 312.640.2100
All Chicago
All Chicago works to prevent and end homelessness by offering emergency financial help and leading citywide efforts.
Phone: 312.379.0301
Alliance - Emergency Shelter for Suburban Cook County
Provides a list of shelters in Suburban Cook County.
Phone: 708.236.3261
A Safe Haven - Chicago Transitional Housing
Helps people move from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Offers housing and support services.
Phone: 773.435.8300
The Boulevard
Provides medical care and housing for homeless adults recovering from illness or injury.
Phone: 773.533.6013
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Advocates for people without shelter. Call 3-1-1 for shelter help.
Phone: 312.641.4140
Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Program Guide
Connects residents to resources for stability and well-being.
Phone: 312.743.0300
Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD)
Free help for housing and debt issues. Open Monday–Friday, 9:00–4:30.
Phone: 855.956.5763
Cornerstone Community Outreach
Offers shelter and services for individuals, families, and seniors.
Phone: 773.271.8163 ext. 0
Greater Chicago Food Depository
Provides food across Chicago and Cook County.
Phone: 773.247.3663
Housing Resource Guide – Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
Helps people with disabilities find affordable and accessible housing.
Phone: 312.744.6673
Illinois Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
Lists open rental assistance programs in Illinois.
Phone: 866.454.3571
JOURNEYS The Road Home
Supports homeless individuals in suburban Cook County with shelter and housing.
Phone: 847.963.9163
PADS Shelter Program
Seasonal overnight shelter from Oct 1 to Apr 30. Includes meals and safe sleeping space.
Phone: 847.963.9163 x125
Rentervention
Free help for Chicago tenants with housing issues. It is part of the Law Center for Better Housing, a Chicago area non-profit that focuses on low-to-moderate income renters in the private housing market.
Phone: 312.347.7600
Emergency Food Assistance in Chicago
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Beyond Hunger – Food Pantry
Beyond Hunger is a food pantry in Oak Park, IL that provides groceries and meals to individuals and families in need. They offer weekly food distribution and special programs to help fight hunger in the community.
Phone: 708.386.1324
Catholic Charities and Food Banks
Catholic Charities helps people who are homeless or at risk of losing their housing by offering emergency shelter, transitional housing, and support services. They also provide meals, case management, and help finding permanent housing.
Phone: 312.655.7700
CBS Anti Hunger Foundation
This food pantry helps people living in Cicero, Berwyn, Stickney, or Forest View. Clients can visit every other week for up to six months, or 13 times a year.
Phone: 708.863.4913
Chicago Health Care Clinics for People Without Permanent Address
Federally funded clinics offering health services regardless of ability to pay. Many clinics based throughout the Chicagoland area. Please call the number below to determine which clinic is closest to your location or go to the website and view them on site for location. Over 110 free clinics.
Phone: 641.715.3900 ext. 301402
Chicago Public Library – Community Resources
Links and apps for help with living concerns. Social workers available at some branches.
Phone: 312.747.9884
Free Flu Shots – City of Chicago Public Health Dept.
Call 311 for help or to report a public health issue.
Greater Chicago Food Depository – Food Banks
Search their map for 131 food resources.
Phone: 773.247.3663
Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS)
Provides emergency shelter, food, and housing.
Phone: 800.843.6154
Irving Park Community Food Pantry
Provides groceries to residents in the 60641 and 60618 zip codes. Open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the second Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Phone: 773.283.6296
Lincoln Park Community Services
Helps people find and keep stable housing.
Phone: 773.549.6111
Northside Housing & Community Services
Phone: Call 311 or contact DFSS to become a resident. 773.244.6401
Salvation Army – Metro Division
Provides shelter and food. Call headquarters to find a location near you.
Phone: 773.725.1100 or 1.800.SAL.ARMY
